Police have ruled out robbery as a possible motive behind the killing of a former tabloid newspaper editor, who is also a businesswoman, in Quezon City after they found that the perpetrator only shot dead the victim and did not take anything before fleeing the crime scene. Based on the recent...
Geng Martinez' 7-year-old nephew, Liam, was having his breakfast on August 5 inside their house in Quezon City when he complained of not being able to taste his favorite fried rice, egg, and tocino. Martinez thought Liam, who may not be aware of the symptoms of COVID-19, was only joking about...
A former editor of tabloid newspaper Remate was shot dead, while another was wounded, right inside a parlor in Quezon City Tuesday afternoon. Initial report from Quezon City Police District (QCPD) identified the slain victim as Gwenn Salamida, a former editor and operations manager of Remate. She...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte on Sunday has announced that displaced workers who are not qualified on the ECQ cash aid by the national government program will receive P2,000 under the Kalingang QC program. “We will prioritize persons who are physically residing in Quezon City and not receiving...
The Quezon City Human Milk Bank (QCHMB) extended its services to babies admitted at Tala Hospital in Caloocan City. “It has always been part of the QC Human Milk Bank’s program to extend our services to in-need infants and moms regardless of the city they are in,” QCHMB Head Dr. Shahani Duque...
Two individuals, who already completed their Sinovac COVID-19 jab and still received a “booster” shot of another vaccine brand, have been charged before the Quezon City prosecutor’s office for violating the local government's ordinance against COVID-19 vaccine fraudsters. The respondents were...
The Metro Manila Council (MMC) has tasked the local government units of the National Capital Region (NCR) to come up with their own ordinances penalizing individuals who will get a "booster" shot or a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine, Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte bared Saturday. The order came...
The Quezon City government has expanded the capacity of its HOPE community caring facilities amid the rising number of children who have tested positive for COVID-19. Dr. Esperanza Arias, head of the city's health department, said on Friday the local government already procured additional beds,...
The Quezon City General Hospital and Medical Center (QCGHMC) will convert its chapel into an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) due to the increasing number of COVID-19 severe cases.
According to QCGMHC Director Dr. Josephine Sabando, the converted chapel can accommodate 21 ICU beds.
“Our COVID-19...
The number of children infected with COVID-19 in Quezon City has almost quadrupled in just a month after 318 minors were reported to have caught the disease from August 1 to 7. Data from the City Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Unit (CESU) showed that 169 children aged 0 to 11 were infected...
Quezon City 2nd District Councilor Candy Medina led the recent distribution of relief goods to at least 2,500 families in barangays Payatas, Commonwealth, Batasan Hills, Holy Spirit and Silangan. The city councilor took the initiative as she said “food is a very essential part of our...
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) and the Quezon City government on Thursday, August 12, joined forces to vaccinate 5,000 public transport drivers in the city during the Vaccine Express drive-through vaccination that will run until August 13. Vice President Leni Robredo and Quezon City Mayor...
